Jinnah Group to open a £2.5m world food restaurant

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Jinnah , the Bradford based Indian restaurant group is launching their latest venture, investing more than £3m in a hotel and events venue in the city.

The Kingfisher House redevelopment is being spearheaded by Jinnah Group and Mi7 Developments.

The Bradford site on Filey Street has been bought with a £650,000 loan from Lloyds Bank and the group plans to invest more than £2.5m into converting the building, with the aim of it becoming the largest banqueting and conference venue in the North of England.

The 35,000 sq ft development will have a rooftop dining area and house a specialist “Centre of Excellence” in Asian cuisine chef training, where students will obtain classroom learning combined with on the job experience in the on-site restaurant.

The restaurant will offer a range of foods including Kashmiri, Chinese, Italian, Mexican and Mediterranean.

Jinnah Group is a family owned company with six restaurants across Yorkshire. The firm was founded in 1994 and specialises in traditional Kashmiri Indian cuisine.

Saleem Akhtar, managing director at Jinnah Group, said: “The curry industry in the UK is worth an estimated £4bn, with £500m attributed to Bradford, alone.
“Our plans for Kingfisher House will help cement Bradford’s title as the UK’s curry capital, with our Centre of Excellence training school providing highly skilled chefs for the growing industry.”

Lee Rycraft, relationship director for SME Banking at Lloyds Bank, said: “The redevelopment of Kingfisher House will create a significant source of employment in the city, while injecting a new lease of life to a disused building and the surrounding area.
“Lloyds Bank is committed to helping Britain prosper by supporting ambitious businesses like Jinnah Group, which is why we’ve grown our net lending to SMEs by 30 per cent since 2011.”

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